31 ISIS members detained in May in Iraq and Syria
During the month of May 2023, US-led coalition forces and partner forces conducted 38 operations against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, resulting in the arrest...
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The Terrorist Threat in the Gulf of Guinea
Terrorist activity in the Sahel region is undergoing a process of transformation and expansion that threatens to destabilize the countries in their immediate neighborhood. As...
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Killing Badakhshan’s Deputy Governor
Islamic State (ISIS) fighters claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s car bomb attack in northeastern Badakhshan province, which killed the Taliban deputy governor and his driver. On...
Blinken discusses human rights in ‘candid’ talks with Saudi crown prince
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed human rights with Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Tuesday during a trip aimed at boosting ties with the long-time...
Yazidi women rescued eight years after ISIS kidnapping
Six women from the Yazidi minority in Iraq were recently rescued with the assistance of the authorities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and activist...
Counterterrorism and Rising State Fragility in the Post-Coup Sahel Region
Since the 2012 Tuareg uprising, the level of violent extremist activity in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso has consistently risen. In 2022, 43 per cent...
Hizb ut-Tahrir: A Consistent Islamist Group That Has Stood the Test of Time
In an interview with EER, Elisa Orofino, a researcher on Islamism, terrorism and radicalization, gives us a complete overview of the group, its origins, legacy...
Burkina: more than 2 million displaced, humanitarian aid is slipping
Violence linked to Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group has made Burkina Faso one of the fastest-growing internally displaced populations in the world, with the...
Defeat ISIS Coalition to Allocate Aid for Iraq Syria
The Defeat-ISIS (D-ISIS) Coalition will meet at the Foreign Minister level from June 6 to 8 in Riyadh. The meeting is expected to generate significant...
Va. man charged with sending money to ISIS women overseas
A Fairfax County man who professed his support for violent jihad in online posts secretly wired thousands of dollars to Islamic State women overseas, hoping...
Focus on Al Qaeda in Syria should also extend to Daesh
Last week the United States targeted a senior leader of an Al Qaeda-aligned group Hurras Al Din in a military raid in the province of...
Iraq Is Quietly Falling Apart
On the surface, Iraq appears to have achieved a measure of stability. The country finally has a functioning government after a yearlong political vacuum. Terrorist...